“We basically have three choices: mitigation, adaptation and suffering,

conventional efforts to deal with sea-level rise, such as sea walls and barriers, will not work because South Florida sits above a vast and porous limestone plateau.

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impacts means global economic growth of some 2.24% a year rather than 2.30%.

concurrently to reduce ocean acidification.

there is “potential liability for any negative consequences” linked to a weather-modifying intervention.

Globally, the GHG emissions from producing beef is on average more than a hundred times greater than those of soy products per unit of protein.

Let’s imagine the sunlight reflection method worked as advertised. How could anybody ever tell whether a weather event was due to the stratospheric aerosols, excess greenhouse gases, or natural variability in the climate system? If some region has a major drought in the decade after the introduction of the stratospheric aerosol spray, aren’t they l

A key point is that the investment is not the same as the net economic cost, because many of the investments reduce energy consumption and thus generate savings. In addition, investment in new technology is generally associated with higher productivity and economic growth.